Here are the 30 most valuable liquor brands in the world

Check out the
top 30 international spirit brands by retail sales value. Each
brand includes all its different varieties and flavors.

Individually,
Johnnie Walker takes the top post at $5.3 billion in worldwide
annual sales. It's followed by Smirnoff at $3.4 billion,
Hennessy at $3.1 billion, and Jack Daniels at $2.7
billion.

Much of the
success of these brands can be attributable to the marketing and
distribution power of big, publicly-traded parent
companies.

Diageo
"dominates" as it owns seven of the top 30 brands, including four
in the top 10: Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, and
Crown Royal. "Pernod owns five of the top 30, while
Bacardi owns two," writes Bank of America's Andrew
Stott.